Audio Foundations: EQ and Filters

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1/17/2014

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1/11/2012

In this installment of the Foundations of Audio series, author Brian Lee White shows producers and audio engineers how to properly apply equalization (EQ) and improve the sound of their mixes. The course covers the use of parametric and graphic EQs—and filters such as the high/low pass filters and shelf filters—in a variety of musical settings. These principles can be applied to any digital audio workstation platform, including Logic and Pro Tools, as well as analog workflows.

Topics include:

Measuring frequency and amplitude

Understanding the relationship between frequency and pitch

Working with EQ controls such as bandwidth (Q) and gain

Using graphic EQ

Understanding the shelving and high-pass and low-pass filters

Creating focus with EQ

Creating complementary EQ curves

Performing frequency bracketing with filters

Automating EQ

Using frequency analyzers

Using harmonic generators to excite frequency content

Skill Level Appropriate for all

2h 28m

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- Hi, I'm Brian Lee Whiteand welcome to Foundations of Audio: EQ and Filters.In this course, we'll look at a variety of equalizerand filter techniques, including parametric, shelving,high-pass, and low-pass filter shapes.I'll start by covering the fundamentalsof a sound wave's frequency and amplitude.Then I'll break down the common controls of an EQand show you how to create definition, clarity,and focus in your mix.

? You say you love me? But you won't come down ?I'll demonstrate how to EQ in context and createcomplementary EQ curves, use EQ in uniqueand creative ways to find a signature sound,and effectively read a real-time frequency analyzer.I'll then explain how to EQ your FX returnsto increase mix clarityand shape the tails of reverb and delay.I'll cover techniques including frequency bracketing,EQ automation, and using software modelsof vintage hardware.

Lastly, I'll discuss best practices for when and howto use EQ and filters in your mixes.(guitar strumming)Throughout the course, I'll also provide youwith guided exercise content in the formof Get in the Mix demonstration sessionsthat you can open up in your own digital audio workstation.Now, let's get started with Foundations of Audio:EQ and Filters.